Hawaiian Noun · Plants
akiahala
Pronunciation: /ah-kee-ah-hah-lah/
Meaning
Native hibiscus (Hibiscus brackenridgei) with yellow flowers.
Example sentences
Ua kipa ʻo ia i ka māla e ʻike i ka ulu ʻana o ka ʻakiahala me kona mau pua melemele.
He visited the garden to see the blooming of the native hibiscus (ʻakiahala) with its yellow flowers.
Hoʻomaikaʻi aku au i ka ʻike ʻana i ka ʻakiahala e ulu ana hihiu ma ka pali.
I am grateful to see the native hibiscus (ʻakiahala) growing wild on the cliff.
Ma ka lā ʻahaʻaina, ua hoʻohana mākou i nā pua ʻakiahala no ka hoʻonani ʻana.
On the celebratory day, we used the flowers of the native hibiscus (ʻakiahala) for decoration.
About this word
“akiahala” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Native hibiscus (Hibiscus brackenridgei) with yellow flowers. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Plants. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.